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INTRODUCING: SONOMA GROWN

INTRODUCING: SONOMA GROWN

Recently inspired by The KRSH’s ‘Sonoma Grown Music’ spotlights, SCL is getting its own Sonoma Grown column, to be centered around my second most favorite topic (which just so happens to pair quite perfectly with my first favorite topic, wine,): F.O.O.D. Perhaps best known for its wine production to those not intimately familiar with the … Continue reading »

SNIPPETS OF A SUNDAY

It’s been a while since we’ve been home for a weekend. Time has flown lately and only a whisp of summer is left. We’ve had visitors, family trips, vacations, work trips, nap training, nap jail, sleeping through the night at last!! It’s been a whirlwind to say the least. But this past Sunday was one … Continue reading »

VINEYARD PHOTO SHOOT

A few weeks ago, we attended a free KRSH concert at Kunde Winery where Brett Dennen was playing. We gathered up a few friends, packed a picnic, secured the last shady spot in the area and opened some Kunde Sauvignon Blanc, while grooving to tunes and letting the wee ones crawl all around. It was … Continue reading »

A NIGHT AT THE MARKET

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to make the Wednesday night Petaluma Farmers Market. The stars aligned just right today (barely) and I was hightailing it downtown early this evening with the little man. The weather here has been gorgeous lately – a tad hot, but just right for this southern girl – … Continue reading »

MOO-COW GOODNESS

Nothing quite says Sonoma County grown like Cowgirl Creamery Cheese. Artisanal and organic creamy goodness, it pretty much exemplifies all the things we love about Sonoma County. I first fell in love with this brand years ago at a fancy wine auction in Napa. Part of a multi-course meal, their Mt. Tam cheese was the … Continue reading »

WEEKEND VINTAGE SCHWAG

I’ve mentioned before my love for vintage things. Many a weekend morning is spent with our little family walking around the neighborhood scoping out garage sales, getting in early morning lines at area estate sales, visiting favorite antique shops…I do love the thrill of the vintage hunt. My searches tend to gravitate towards 1960s kitchen … Continue reading »

WORK + BABY = 3 PICS

Huh. Well that didn’t go so well. That whole ‘sharing pics while out and about’ thing. LeSighSoSorry. Apparently, taking your 6 month old and husband along on your work trip is a whole lot of work itself. Between the baby juggling, appointment juggling, husband juggling, hotel room juggling, email juggling and more, the camera took … Continue reading »

SLEEPING IN

Happy Father’s Day! The little man and I let his dad sleep in this morning until 9 am (I can’t even recall what that must feel like!!!) and made him some breakfast in bed. French toast, fresh-squeezed o.j., fresh fruit salad and thick slabs of bacon. Lovely! We are off on a family road trip … Continue reading »

1973 BARBERA TASTING

So remember those old 1973 bottles of Windsor Vineyards Wine from John Brown’s ’73 Retirement party we picked up at a fetching bargain of $2/bottle? Well we finally gave one of them a taste and the results are in! We decided to start with the Barbera, my thoughts being the higher alcohol and higher tannin … Continue reading »

RADIO SILENCE EXPLAINED

It’s very simple, really. You see, there was a tropical island calling my name. And what a great week we had last week! Good-bye rainy 62 degree weather and hello flip flops, sandy beaches and papayas so sweet they could make you cry. We jumped a plane to Kauai last Saturday for a much needed … Continue reading »

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BOUNTY

Tonight was a treat. It was the first night of Petaluma’s Wednesday night Farmers markets, a tradition for the boy and me. When I was pregnant last summer with the little guy, we started going to this fun market every Wednesday night where I would quickly devour a butter-lemon-sugar crepe from the crepe stand and … Continue reading »